Entrée principale:

Fisher, Thomas, 1953-

Titre et auteur:

In the scheme of things : alternative thinking on the practice of architecture / Thomas R. Fisher.

Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2000.

Description:

xi, 155 pages ; 21 cm

Notes:
"The chapters in this book all began as lectures or unpublished journal articles"--Page xi.
Includes index.
Design in a world of flows -- Monocultures and multiculturalism -- The value and values of architecture -- The architect as a social hieroglyphic -- The fictions of architecture -- Critiquing the design culture -- Architectural fables -- The redesign of practice -- Babel revisited -- Bridging education and practice -- Architecture and pragmatism -- Needed : a conversation about ethics.

Résumé:

"In the Scheme of Things looks at architecture's need to respond creatively and meaningfully to the extraordinary changes affecting the profession now, changes that include the global economy, the advent of computer-aided design, and the growing disconnection between design schools, architectural practice, and the public."--Jacket.

Ressources:
Publisher description

ISBN:

0816636532 (hc. ; acid-free paper)
9780816636532 (hc. ; acid-free paper)
0816636540 (pbk.)
9780816636549 (pbk.)

Sujet:

Architecture Philosophy.
Architecture and society History 20th century.
Architecture and philosophy.
Architecture et philosophie.
Architecture et société Histoire 20e siècle.
Architecture Philosophie.
architectural theory.
Architecture and society
Architektur
Philosophie
Architekturtheorie
Architecten.
Bouwkunst.

Classification/genre:

History

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 210831
Cote: NA2500 .F56 2000
Statut: Disponible